Varaha Purana 128.71: Adhyaya 128, Shloka 71
Rites for the comb, collyrium, and mirror; initiations for the four social orders; and the Gaṇāntikā vow/insignia
रुद्राक्षैरुत्तमा सा तु मध्यमा पुत्रजीवकैः ॥ ज्ञेया कनिष्ठा पद्माक्षैर्देवि ते कथिता मया
rudrākṣair uttamā sā tu madhyamā putrajīvakaiḥ || jñeyā kaniṣṭhā padmākṣair devi te kathitā mayā
Jene Gebetskette gilt als die beste, wenn sie aus Rudrākṣa-Perlen besteht; die mittlere ist aus Putrajīva-Samen; die geringere ist als aus Padmākṣa-Perlen zu erkennen. O Göttin, dies habe ich dir dargelegt.
Varāha
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It preserves a material taxonomy of counting-garlands (mālā), useful for studying ritual economies and botanical identifications in premodern South Asia.
No location is specified; the verse instead catalogs materials.
It provides a graded standard for ritual implements, implying careful selection and discernment in practice.
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